It appears Sprint is pretty comfortable with its outlook for the foreseeable future. Addressing an audience at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer, had some strong words about the company's need for new spectrum. He said while Sprint...
Nokia LTE network in a box
First responders and workers in the energy industry are the target users for Nokia's LTE network in a box, a compact macro cell for remote locations. The device combines the core network and the RAN in one box, creating...
Dallas, Houston, Denver and Los Angeles get more metro fiber
Atlanta-based Birch Communications is steadily expanding its metro fiber assets, most recently in major markets of Dallas and Houston, Texas; Denver and Los Angeles.
The additional fiber connects 46 buildings to metro fiber rings. Birch presently connects...
Customers get free talk, text and data on Wi-Fi from MVNO
Sprint-backed mobile virtual network operator Scratch Wireless on May 19 unveiled a new smartphone, the $99 Coolpad Arise; users buy the phone and never have to pay for service.
The Android-based smartphone takes a Wi-Fi-first...
Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate Wi-Fi in their networks (carrier Wi-Fi, LWA). The Senza Fili report, “LTE unlicensed and...
CANCUN, Mexico—Having a superior customer experience is believed to be a key source of sustainable competitive advantage. According to Amdocs Customer Experience Spotlight, while 59% of Latin American customers would recommend their telecom service provider, 56% have been with their service provider for less...
Some tower crews are idle now, but the FCC is looking ahead
The timing of the next spectrum auction may partially depend on the availability of tower crews, according to the Federal Communication Commission's Michael O'Rielly. The commissioner said he wants carriers and tower companies...
AT&T, Comcast and Google compete on metro-fiber Internet connectivity
Today AT&T began offering its GigaPower high-speed home and business Internet service package, continuing its competition with Comcast and Google.
AT&T is the first of the three to offer its service in Nashville, Tenn. Prices range from...
An Indian parliamentary panel is asking the country's Environment Ministry to comprehensively look into the effects of cell tower radiation on humans and animals, saying it is of "great concern."
The committee on Demands for Grants, which is part of the Indian Ministry of Finance, ...
Operator will continue 4G rollout through a combination of LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD
Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel has launched 4G LTE-FDD trials for its existing customers in Chennai and Mumbai.
During the trials, customers in these two cities can obtain a complimentary upgrade to Airtel...
Comcast could be the next cable operator to experiment with a new wireless service. Cablevision has pioneered the concept on the East Coast with its Freewheel service, offering unlimited voice, data and texting for $30 per month. The service is based on Wi-Fi hot...
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This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses microwave backhaul and related topics with Amir Zoufonoun, CEO and founder of Exalt Wireless.
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Zoufonoun has three decades of experience...
Carriers must reinvent to keep competitive edge
We all focus on the details about growing our business, stomping on our competition and winning going forward. However, we don’t often stop, pull the camera back and take a longer-term historical perspective on our changing industry. So let’s...
Cell towers that stalk?
Anyone who reads this weekly segment with regularity knows how contentious an issue tower placement is. This week Verizon is back at it again causing a family in Tarzana, Calif., grief over tower placement. But what makes this one stand out amongst the...
NoaNet works to restore service to residents and public agencies
A network outage in Washington state earlier this week derailed student standardized testing, crippled municipal election and filing systems, and disrupted commuters who rely on ferries to get where they’re going.
According to local reports, the...
New CEO named, will take over top spot on July 26
Networking giant Cisco on May 13 reported $12.1 billion in third-quarter earnings, which represents a year-over-year increase of 5%.
The reporting period covered ended on April 25. Net income was $2.4 billion, which equates to...
Crown Castle said today that it has agreed to sell its 1,800 Australian towers to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. The sale price is roughly $1.6 billion, and Crown Castle expects to net about $1.3 billion since it...
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure may be getting a lesson in small cells. Claure said goodbye to his wife and newborn baby after Mother's Day to head for Japan, where he has been meeting with Softbank executives to discuss the Sprint network. Here in the...
From the classroom to the football stadium, JMA Wireless has your college covered
College campuses and universities present a unique set of challenges for network operators with capacity and coverage demands changing near daily as students pack lecture halls, hang out in dorm rooms or...
Brazilian carriers Oi and NII Holdings posted losses for the first quarter of 2015. During a conference call about the results, Oi President Bayard Gontijo asked analysts and investors to trust the carrier’s reorganization plan and claimed Oi will return to profitability. The company has laid off thousands of employees, including some...
Private wireless infrastructure firm charges COO with small cell, DAS
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Privately held wireless infrastructure firm InSite Wireless Group on May 12 announced its acquisition for undisclosed consideration of Capital Tower.
Industry veteran Richard Grimes, former CEO and co-founder of Capital Tower, will become the COO of...
Combines wireless and fiber-based backhaul
WASHINGTON – Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited, headquartered in the U.K., has successfully established its VectaStar licensed point-to-multipoint across 42 countries for backhaul and enterprise access networks.
The company is now transferring this expertise to the U.S. where congestion in existing spectrum...
Operator plans LTE-A deployment, $600M investment in Philippines
Philippine operator Globe Telecom expects to more than double its current base of 4G LTE subscribers by the end of the year, Joel Agustin, Globe Telecom SVP and head of the service management division in the network technical...
Assessment of LAA-LTE market prospects, role of LAA-LTE in mobile networks, coexistence/competition with Wi-Fi, impact on small cells, traffic management across licensed/unlicensed channels (data and control plane; coordination of macro- and small-cell traffic), and backhaul implications.
What you will learn: This webinar will assess the...
